Baffle-plate for chimneys.



.Z. I-IOENS'IINE BAPFLE PLATE FOR GHIMNYS. APPLIoATIoN FILED JUNE s, 1912.

1,043,837. Patented Nov.12,1912.

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Snom/Lto@ Z Men/Siwa@ .a citizen of the United States, residing at nutren stares ra'rnni ernten.

Specification of Letters Patent. Palltd Nov. I2, 19112., Application filed June 3, 1912. vSerial No. 701,281.

To all whom it may concern: have shown attached,

-Be it known thatv I, -ZIGLun HOENSTINE, I

are formed in sections which telescope one z Referring to the I j Ato fit various widthsofjc Hnne s designates a chimney of the' ordinaryjcon- It will-be understood that while I have plates 2. These plates Anaconda, in the county of Dcerlodge' and within the other. The upper `section 3 has 60 State of Montana, have invented, certainnew its longitudinal'cdges bent downwardly and vand useful Improvementsin Batlle-Plates for hack againstv the under side of the plate to Chimneys, of which the following-is a speciform retaining flanges et. The lower section lfication, reference being had to the'laccom- 5 is retained in position on the upper sectionpanying drawings. r by having its longitudinal edges supported 65 3 0- his invention coinprehends certain new by the guide flanges et. This arrangement l and useful-improvements in'batlie plates for permits the plates to be adjusted to lit any chimneys vand relates moreparticularly to `width of chimney'. To support theplates plates of this nature designed to preventa within the chimney, I provid-e the hangers down draft of-air within the chimney. Y 6. The lower ends of the hangers 6 are se 7o 15. he primary objectof the invention-'is to cured to the upper section 3. of the baHie 4 -.provide a batiie plate which may be easily plates 2 by the connecting plates 7. These adjusted to litany size chimney.v connecting pla-tes have a central portion `Another object of the invention is to' prowhich passes over the inturned ends of the/v videimproved means for attaching baffle Vhangers 6. The ends of these supporting 75 2o plates of this nature in' position within' the platesare passed downwardly through slots chimney. in the battle plate and bent against the under Theinvention also aims to generally im! fside of said battle plate in opposite directions prove devices of this nature, to render them and secured there-to in any suitable mann more useful and commercially desirable. he upper endsiof the hangers 6 are remo'v-V 80 t is a well known fact that where chimvably secured tp' suitable fastening means 8.' neys are surrounded by buildings which eX- In applying these4 battle piates to the tend above the tops of saidchirnneys, that chimney l, tiey are positioned transversely there is a tendency for the Aair currents t0 of said chimney and have their outer edges .i be directed downwardly upon 'said Chim- 8 abutting against the chimneywall.l Their 85. neys. This is very ldisadvantageous as it inner edges are supported. by the rod 9 i causes the iire to, burn unevenly and also which is secured to the under section 5. by lforces smoke down the chimney. y ihventhe connecting plate 9 and engages the option is designed to be applied to such chimposite side of the chimney from that to neys where there may be a down draft' of `which the hangers 6 connected. These 90 135 this nature and it will effectively prevent ,plates have their upper surfaces concave passage of the air through the 4chimney and when in position they are inclinedup- 7ith ese and other objects in view as wardly. ie inner edge of each plate proshal become apparent as the descriptlon jbectsbeyond the longitudinal center of the proceeds, the invention consists in certain c imney so that any air which succeeds 1n 95 40 novel constructions and arrangement of; passing below the upper plate will strlke parts as I shall hereinafter fully describe' againstfthe next lower plate and be turned and claimt, -1 Y from its downward course. The angle at For a complete understanding of my inwhich the' plates hang within the chimney Vention, reference is tobehad to the followcan' be easily adjusted by changing the 100 ing description and accompanying drawings length of the' supporting rods 9. in which, From thev foregoing description in con- Figure l isa side elevation of a chimney nection with the accompanying drawings, ,it partly in section showing my improved will be seen that I have [provideda telesco a e plates secured therein, Fig; 2 is a top :ing a e plate w ich may .be easily posi- 105 250 View taken on the plane'of line 2-2 in Fig. tioned within a. chimney and which may 1; Fig. 3 is a transversesectional view taken when not 1n use be folded into a compact on the plane of line 3f3yof. Fig. 2; and form. The telescoping feature of this baille Y 'Figs 4 isa detailperspective view of my plate', -I consider ofmuch importance since invention. it-'makes'it possible to easily adj ust` the plate ,llo

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'i shown a preferred form of my inv'ention,

do notwish `to be limited tothe exact strucl ture herein described and shown, but may` :make such changes as lie 'Within the scope 0f the invention as defined by the appended claims. It is to be further understood that these baiiie plates may be made semi-cir'cu end to the under sideof the baiiie plate, the

i other lend'of the supporting rod adapted to of said supporting rod.

va supporting rod rest against the interior wall'of the chim v ney,"the angle at which, thekbaie plate is supported being dependent upon the. length 2.- A device of the class described vcom-l prising a bafile plate orined of telescopic sections whereby the plate may be adjusted to fit chimneys of different sizes, hangers pivotally secured at one of their ends to the upper side of said plate adjacent one edge thereof, the otherends of said hangers being iXed to the interior Wall of' a chimney, and

pivotally secured at one'l Copies of'this patent may be obtained for ve cents y plate near one edge free endfor engagement with and a .ing plates passing over end to the undergside of the bafe platead i jacent its inner edge, the free end of the supporting rod adapted' to rest against that` interior Wall of a chimney which is opposed to the Wall which supports the hangers, the angle at which the baflie plate is held being dependent upon thellength of the lsupporting rod. 3. .A device ofthe class described, comprising a baile plate, hangers pivotally se cured-at one end tothe upper side, of said thereof, each of said 'hangers 'comprising a rod bent laterally at one end and-having aliook formed o`n its taining member,v a supporting rod connected at one end to Asaidbaiiie plate and adapted to bear loosely'T against the chimney wall, said supporting rod vhaving one end bent 1aterally,"con'nect the bent ends of saida suitable repivotally the under side of V hangers and supporting rod and through` the baie plate, theend portions of said lcon-- opposite direcnecting plates tions. I In testimony whereof- I hereuntoaiiix my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

ZIGLER'HOENSTINE;

- Witnessesz C. C. ALBRIGHT, ABassin Honifis'min.

being bent in each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D.' C. I 

